Sports and Leisure

Recent movers and shakers in sports and leisure.

Updated November 17, 2024
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There's always this year : on basketball and ascension
Abdurraqib, Hanif
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD * #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A "powerful" (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and home--from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America "Mesmerizing . . . not only the most...
Just add water
Ledecky, Katie
Paper Book
A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swimmers ever to compete: Katie Ledecky. Katie Ledecky has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. She is a three-time Olympian, a seven-time...
Charlie Hustle : the rise and fall of Pete Rose, and the last glory days of baseball
O'Brien, Keith
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America's most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures-baseball immortal Pete Rose-and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century ....
The Yankee way : the untold inside story of the Brian Cashman era
Martino, Andy
Paper Book
With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories about Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez, the complex front office, team...
Coming home
Griner, Brittney
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist--a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. "Compelling . . . An intimate,...
Tiger, Tiger : his life, as it's never been told before
Patterson, James
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! "Patterson's account is compelling" (Daily Mail). The only major author to have nine holes-in-one gets inside the mystery of Tiger Woods in a biography that reads like an unputdownable...
The other Olympians : fascism, queerness, and the making of modern sports
Waters, Michael
Paper Book
Named one of the Best Books of 2024 by The New Yorker "Michael Waters performs an Olympian act of storytelling, using the stories of these extraordinary athletes to explore in brilliant detail the struggle for understanding and equality." --Jonathan Eig, author of...
The last of his kind : Clayton Kershaw and the burden of greatness
McCullough, Andy (Sports writer)
Paper Book
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape--based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others.​ More than any...
Drive : the lasting legacy of Tiger Woods
Harig, Bob
Paper Book
Bob Harig's latest deep-dive into Tiger Woods' thrilling career, as seen through his iconic 2019 Masters comeback and win. In April of 1997, the world of golf was forever changed. At the age of 21, a young Tiger Woods won the most prestigious golf tournament in the world, the...
The real Hoosiers : Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the hidden history of hoops
McCallum, Jack
Paper Book
The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black basketball team loosely depicted as the championship opponent in the beloved classic sports movie Hoosiers.   For far too long the mythology of Indiana basketball has been dominated by...
Kingdom on fire : Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the turbulent days of the UCLA basketball dynasty
Howard-Cooper, Scott
Paper Book
In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three-Ring Circus comes a bold history of the iconic UCLA Bruins championship teams led by legendary coach John Wooden, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bill Walton--set against the turmoil of American culture in the 1960s and '70s.<...
Our fight
Rousey, Ronda
Paper Book
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered chronicle of loss, resilience and finding meaning in life's journey.  From the moment she...
Rainmaker : superagent Hughes Norton and the money-grab explosion of golf from Tiger Woods to LIV and beyond
Norton, Hughes
Paper Book
A rollicking tell-all from golf super-agent, Hughes Norton, detailing everything from his life-changing work with Tiger Woods and Greg Norman to his thoughts on golf's current money-grab era. The ultimate read for fans of Alan Shipnuck, Bob Harig, and Michael Bamberger. When...
Everest, Inc. : the renegades and rogues who built an industry at the top of the world
Cockrell, Will
Paper Book
Featuring original interviews with Everest mountain guides and climbers, this is "a fast-moving, nuanced account of the peak's transformation from the ultimate mountaineering challenge into a booming business opportunity" (Joshua Hammer, New York Times bestselling author). ...
Baseball's great expectations : candid stories of ballplayers who didn't live up to the hype
Montgomery, Patrick
Paper Book
"[It's] Montgomery's journalistic eye for distilling the humanity behind the unfulfilled athletic potential that makes this a real home run." - Booklist, Starred Review * A Booklist Top 10 Book on Sports 2024 Stories of baseball idols and...
Hot dog money : inside the biggest scandal in the history of college sports
Lawson, Guy
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of War Dogs exposes the inside story of disgraced fraudster turned undercover FBI informant Marty Blazer and the greatest scandal in the history of the NCAA. When the federal government catches hotshot financial adviser Louis...
Fix it yourself : how to recognize the faults in your game-and correct them
Leadbetter, David
Paper Book
From the world's number one golf coach, the pro who teaches the pros, comes the only guide you'll need to improve your game, whatever your level of play. Leadbetter's Faults and Fixes, published in 1993, remains one of the most important golf guides to players all over...
Baseball heaven : up close and personal, what it was really like in the major leagues
Golenbock, Peter
Paper Book
"With its personal feel and near-mystical quality, this highly recommended work will mesmerize baseball lovers and casual fans." Library Journal, Starred Review A behind-the-scenes look at baseball history, as told through timeless interviews with major...
Fallen : George Mallory and the tragic 1924 Everest expedition
Conefrey, Mick
Paper Book
An authoritative, myth-piercing study of the world-famous explorer George Mallory, who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924. In the years following his disappearance near the summit of Mount Everest in June 1924 at the age of thirty-seven, George Mallory was elevated into a...
Hoop atlas : mapping the remarkable transformation of the modern NBA
Goldsberry, Kirk Patrick
Paper Book
"When discussing greatness, we have too often distilled it down to how many rings someone has won, neglecting to celebrate the incredible influence that players have had on the evolution of basketball. Kirk's book beautifully explains this other side of greatness--how one player's skill and style...
The complete book of pickleball : the ultimate training guide for passionate players of all levels
Brungardt, Kurt
Paper Book
Easy to learn and fun to play, pickleball is also a surprisingly athletic sport. In this user-friendly book, fitness superstars, the Brungardt brothers, focus their expertise on the needs of pickleball players of all levels, applying the same innovative training methods they've used with NBA MVPs,...
To the gorge : running, grief, resilience & 460 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail
Halnon, Emily
Paper Book
**A USA TODAY bestseller** A riveting narrative of love and loss, grief and joy, as one woman embarks on a quest for a record on the Pacific Crest Trail. When Emily Halnon lost her beloved mother to a rare uterine cancer at just sixty-six years old, she...
Five banners : inside the Duke basketball dynasty
Feinstein, John
Paper Book
On an early morning in 1983, after the worst loss of his career (109-66 against Virginia) and amid the cries of powerful athletics boosters calling for him to be fired, Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski went to breakfast at 2:00 a.m. to vent with friends. Sports journalist and Duke alumnus...
The art of running : learning to run like a Greek
Marcolongo, Andrea
Paper Book
Join Andrea Marcolongo, renowned classicist and one of today's most original thinkers on antiquity, for an inspiring journey as she learns to run--and to live--like a Greek. Why do we run? To what end, all the effort and pain? Wherefore this love of muscle, speed, and sweat? The Greeks...

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